# Indirasankuppam Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/indirasankuppam/ Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Indirasankuppam Indirasankuppam is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604203**. The 2011 Census counted **461 people in 105 households**, the 217th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 461people (2011) - 105households - 78.1%literacy - 604203PIN code ## Indirasankuppam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Indirasankuppam is 604203.** Indirasankuppam falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604203 - Gram panchayatPallikulam - Community development blockVallam - Census village code632396 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Indirasankuppam from nearby towns? - Gingee (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)57 km by road - Tindivanam (nearest town)18 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Indirasankuppam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Indirasankuppam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Melchittamur - ○Degree college10+ km · Tindivanam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nattarmangalam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 8 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Indirasankuppam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 54% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Indirasankuppam Of every 100 households in Indirasankuppam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Indirasankuppam · ■ Gingee rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **92% Toilet within the home ****1%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **86% Tap water ****100%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%** **82% Use banking services ****19%** **45% Television ****94%** **85% Mobile phone ****26%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **96% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Indirasankuppam? ■ Indirasankuppam · ■ Gingee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500** **931 Working population ****68.8%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.3% for men and 67.0% for women. 66% of men and 71% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 305 (96%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Gingee - Melathur517 people - Vadataram507 people - Pasumalaitangal503 people - Tadanguppam467 people - Pappantangal457 people - Kilavampoondi454 people - Mavanandal454 people - Mullur427 people [All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Indirasankuppam?604203 - How far is Indirasankuppam from Viluppuram?57 km by road - What is the population of Indirasankuppam?461 (Census 2011) - Which district is Indirasankuppam in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Indirasankuppam?78.1% (Census 2011)